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The Gherkin and The White Tower - London landmarks seperated by half a mile and one thousand years. Taken from another landmark Tower Bridge - see the map to recreate this scene.
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the wonderful twins who are present at all the important moments of Thessaloniki's public life , be it cultural events ( plays ,films,concerts ) or others like demos, marches , speeches etc could not but be regulars of the promenade of the new waterfront of thessaloniki :-)
The Tower of London and White Tower (which is the central tower or old keep in the back right) show the power of old England. The Tower of London was built by William the Conqueror in 1066 and today, the castle is still an imposing structure along the River Thames in London.
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Tower of London ist ein befestigter Gebäudekomplex entlang der Themse am südöstlichen Ende der City of London. Die Ringburg mit zwei Festungsringen diente den englischen und britischen Königen unter anderem als Residenz, Waffenkammer, Werkstatt, Lager, Zoo, Garnison, Museum, Münzprägestätte, Gefängnis, Archiv und Hinrichtungsstätte.
Tower of London, is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill. It was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest of England. The castle was used as a prison from 1100 (Ranulf Flambard) until 1952 (Kray twins), although that was not its primary purpose. A grand palace early in its history, it served as a royal residence.
USS McFaul (DDG 74) anchored in the gulf of Salonica, Greece, on August 31, 2019, fifteen minutes prior to sunset.
The warship is an Arleigh Burke-cass destroyer in the United States Navy.
The White Tower (aka Lefkos Pyrgos) is Salonica’s most iconic landmark and is seen in the foreground with the Greek flag flying on it.
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Sorry my friends, but I cannot resist the tempation to post another sunset shot from this wonderful day!
This is SOOC resized and sharpened... as my dear friend Worldworx would say....
The white Torre de Calatrava was built for tele-communications at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games. It is 136 metres high. A competition entry for Telefonica, the steel tower is sited immediately next to the Palau Sant Jordi Arena. It was designed by Arata Isozaki and built by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
Its enormous white curved silhouette, which looks like an athlete carrying the Olympic torch, can be seen from many points in the city. Its cutting-edge design and original contours have made it a world famous feature of Montjuïc and a symbol of Barcelona. (sourced from Internet)
In this nightly illumination, I understand why the central building in the Tower of London is called the "White Tower".
Landmark building in downtown Albany, New York, originally a White Tower hamburger joint, later a succession of entertainment venues including the legendary QE2.
Χειροποίητοι λουκουμάδες με ανθόμελο από μικρή παραγωγή της Θεσσαλονίκης.
Πραλίνα φουντουκιού και λευκή χειροποίητη, τραγανό κροκάν αμυγδάλου, αφροδισιακό καρύδι, κανέλα, ινδοκάρυδο και κρέμα καραμέλας.
Hand made donuts with flower honey from small production of Thessaloniki.
Hazelnut praline and white one handmade, crisp almond croquette, aphrodisiac nut, cinnamon, betel and caramel cream.
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During autumnal equinox in 2019 the sun sets (behind Mt. Vermion), aligned above Salonica's most iconic landmark (White Tower) as viewed from the Telecommunications' Tower (aka “OTE” Tower).
A squadron paints the twilight skies; Athens Flying Week Tanagra International Air Show 2019 is underway. So, a “flyover”(🇺🇸) [ “flypast” 🇬🇧] coincides with the arrival of Autumn: Alphajet aircrafts of the « Patrouille de France ».
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« Coucher de soleil sur la tour blanche d'Equinox »
À l’équinoxe automnal de 2019, le soleil se couche (derrière le mont Vermion), au-dessus du monument le plus emblématique de Salonique (Tour blanche), vu de la tour de télécommunications (appelée tour « OTE »).
Un escadron peint le ciel crépusculaire; Semaine aéronautique d'Athènes Le spectacle aérien international de Tanagra 2019 est en cours. Ainsi, un survol coïncide avec l’arrivée d’Autumn: aéronefs Alphajet de la « Patrouille de France ».
THE WHITE TOWER
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill. It was founded toward the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest. The White Tower, which gives the entire castle its name, was built by William the Conqueror in 1078 and was initially a resented symbol of oppression, inflicted upon London by the new Norman ruling class. The castle was also used as a prison from 1100 (Ranulf Flambard, Bishop of Durham) until 1952 (the Kray twins), although that was not its primary purpose. A grand palace early in its history, it served as a royal residence. As a whole, the Tower is a complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and a moat. There were several phases of expansion, mainly under kings Richard I, Henry III, and Edward I in the 12th and 13th centuries. The general layout established by the late 13th century remains despite later activity on the site.
The Tower of London has played a prominent role in English history. It was besieged several times, and controlling it has been important to controlling the country. The Tower has served variously as an armoury, a treasury, a menagerie, the home of the Royal Mint, a public record office, and the home of the Crown Jewels of England. From the early 14th century until the reign of Charles II in the 17th century, the monarch would traditionally prepare for several nights at the Tower, and lead a procession from there to Westminster Abbey for their coronation. In the absence of the monarch, the Constable of the Tower was in charge of the castle. This was a powerful and trusted position in the medieval period. In the late 15th century, the Princes in the Tower were housed at the castle when they mysteriously disappeared, presumed murdered. Under the Tudors, the Tower became used less as a royal residence, and despite attempts to refortify and repair the castle, its defences lagged behind developments to deal with artillery.
The zenith of the castle's use as a prison was the 16th and 17th centuries, when many figures who had fallen into disgrace, such as Elizabeth I before she became queen, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Elizabeth Throckmorton, were held within its walls. This use has led to the phrase "sent to the Tower". Despite its enduring reputation as a place of torture and death, popularised by 16th-century religious propagandists and 19th-century writers, only seven people were executed within the Tower before the world wars of the 20th century. Executions were more commonly held on the notorious Tower Hill to the north of the castle, with 112 occurring there over a 400-year period. In the latter half of the 19th century, institutions such as the Royal Mint moved out of the castle to other locations, leaving many buildings empty. Anthony Salvin and John Taylor took the opportunity to restore the Tower to what was felt to be its medieval appearance, clearing out many of the vacant post-medieval structures.
In the First and Second World Wars, the Tower was again used as a prison and witnessed the executions of 12 men for espionage. After the Second World War, damage caused during the Blitz was repaired, and the castle reopened to the public. Today, the Tower of London is one of the country's most popular tourist attractions. Under the ceremonial charge of the Constable of the Tower, operated by the Resident Governor of the Tower of London and Keeper of the Jewel House, and guarded by the Yeomen Warders, the property is cared for by the charity Historic Royal Palaces and is protected as a World Heritage Site.
The Tower Remembers, marking the 80th anniversary of the ending of the Second World War.
The display features nearly 30,000 ceramic poppies, part of the 888,246 originally used in the 2014 installation "Blood Swept Lands & Seas Of Red", on loan from the Imperial War Museum.
Open from 6th May to 11th November 2025.
The White Tower of Thessaloniki, is a monument and museum on the waterfront of the city of Thessaloniki, capital of the region of Macedonia in northern Greece. The present tower replaced an old Byzantine fortification which was mentioned around the 12th century and reconstructed by the Ottomans to fortify the city's harbour; it became a notorious prison and scene of mass executions during the period of Ottoman rule. It was substantially remodeled and its exterior was whitewashed after Greece gained control of the city in 1912. It has been adopted as the symbol of the city.
Wadjemup Lighthouse, Rottnest Island, Western Australia
The original lighthouse was completed in 1849, the original 20-metre (66 ft) Wadjemup Lighthouse (also known as Rottnest Island Light Station) was Western Australia's first stone lighthouse and was built to provide a safer sailing passage for ships to Fremantle Port and the Swan River Colony. A second and larger replacement tower was built on the same site in 1896. It is the fourth oldest extant lighthouse in Western Australia and was Australia's first rotating beam lighthouse. Rottnest Island is the largest and northernmost of several islands near the Port of Fremantle. The lighthouse site is at the highest point of the island at Wadjemup Hill, with the tower base 45 metres (148 ft) above sea level. Tenders for the new tower were accepted in October 1894 for £3,237 4s. 9d. and construction commenced in March 1895. The foundation stone was laid on 25 April 1895 by the Premier of Western Australia, Sir John Forrest and included the placement of a glass bottle in a niche in the stone, containing newspapers, coins and copies of plans of the new lighthouse. Wadjemup Lighthouse was converted to automatic operations in November 1986 and is currently operated to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. It is a popular tourist site with volunteer guides offering hourly tours of the precinct and to the top of the tower with information on the site's history. There are 155 steps to the top and the tour offers spectacular views of the coastline around the island and back to the mainland around the Perth metropolitan area.
Rottnest Island is 18 kilometres (11 mi) off the Western Australian coast, very slightly north of due west from Fremantle. It is called Wadjemup by the Noongar people, meaning "place across the water". The island is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) long, and 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) at its widest point. Rottnest Island has been a popular local holiday destination for over 50 years. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive is "Rotto". No private ownership of land is allowed. The island was given the name "Rotte nest" (meaning "rat nest" in the 17th century Dutch language) by Dutch captain Willem de Vlamingh who spent six days exploring the island from 29 December 1696, mistaking the quokkas for giant rats.
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The chapel was built for William the Conqueror but he died before its completion. It was first used by his son William II. King Henry III added stained glass windows depicting the Virgin Mary and the Holy Trinity in around 1240. The chapel was also provided with such ornamentation as a gold-painted cross in Henry's reign. The Chapel of St. John's 'current bare and unadorned appearance is reminiscent of how it would have looked in the Norman era.
The Princes in the Tower During the Peasants Revolt of 1381, early in the reign of King Richard II, Archbishop Simon of Sudbury, chancellor of England took refuge in St John's Chapel from an angry mob who broke into the tower, along with the treasurer Hales, John Legge and John of Gaunt's physician. All four of them were dragged from the altar, down the steps out of the tower gates and up to nearby Tower Hill were they were beheaded by the rebels. Archbishop Sudbury's head was later displayed on a spike on London Bridge, after the rebellion was crushed it was replaced by that of the rebel leader Wat Tyler.
El corazón de la fortaleza es una sólida torre, a la derecha en la foto, de unos 30 metros de alto y, ojo al dato, 5 metros de grosor de muros. Impresionante, aunque he de decir que no es única en el mundo. En España, sin ir más lejos, tenemos un dato parecido en el castillo de Peñafiel de Valladolid
The Tower Remembers, marking the 80th anniversary of the ending of the Second World War.
The display features nearly 30,000 ceramic poppies, part of the 888,246 originally used in the 2014 installation "Blood Swept Lands & Seas Of Red", on loan from the Imperial War Museum.
Open from 6th May to 11th November 2025.
The tower is brick with a pointed arch gate entrance and alternative niches. It is believed to have originated in 1250 and originally served as a tollgate, and is one of the last remaining towers of its time in Nuremberg.
We've also been to Thessaloniki and the White Tower is THE symbol of the city. It was a notorious prison during the Ottoman rule and literally whitewashed after Greece gained control again.
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